Dec 16 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) said on

Monday it has updated the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with AI

video capability and real-time language translation

functionality.

The Facebook parent, which first announced the features

during its annual Connect conference in September, said the

update is available for members that are part of its "Early

Access Program".

The features are included in the v11 software update, which

will begin rolling out on Monday.

The latest update adds video to Meta's AI chatbot assistant,

which allows the Ray-Ban smart glasses to process what the user

is seeing and respond to questions in real-time.

The smart glasses will now be able to translate speech in

real time between English and Spanish, French or Italian.

"When you're talking to someone speaking one of those three

languages, you'll hear what they say in English through the

glasses' open-ear speakers or viewed as transcripts on your

phone, and vice versa," Meta said in a blog.

Meta also added Shazam, an app that lets users identify

songs, to the smart glasses, which will be available in the U.S.

and Canada.

In September, Meta said it is updating the Ray-Ban smart

glasses with several new AI features, including tools for

setting reminders and the ability to scan QR codes and phone

numbers using voice commands.